Thin Film Interference

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iridescence, opalescence, pearlescence

pigeon neck feathers	gasoline on water	scorched steel cookware
droplets on tea	droplets in clouds
butterfly wings	mussel shells	opals

color shifting ink, chromoskedaisic? chenmoskedaisic? colors produced without dyes

structural coloration -- the interaction of light with features to produce color rather than pigmentation

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Problems

practice

1. Write something.
   • Answer it.
2. Write something else.
   • Answer it.
3. Write something different.
   • Answer it.
4. Write something completely different.
   • Answer it.

numerical

1. problems

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